Stop, Think, Then Choose
Use a simple decision-making process when faced with a choice — stopping to think, identifying the options, considering the consequences of each option, and then choosing — rather than acting impulsively
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“When your child faces a tricky choice — like whether to tell the teacher that a friend cheated — can they think through their options and the consequences rather than just reacting?”
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- Activity. Use a simple decision-making process when faced with a choice — stopping to think, identifying the options, considering the consequences of each option, and then choosing — rather than acting impulsively
What to notice. Describe at least two options when facing a decision • Predict a likely consequence for each option • Explain which option they chose and why, showing they considered the consequences
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When your child faces a tricky choice — like whether to tell the teacher that a friend cheated — can they think through their options and the consequences rather than just reacting?
Use a simple decision-making process when faced with a choice — stopping to think, identifying the options, considering the consequences of each option, and then choosing — rather than acting impulsively
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- Describe at least two options when facing a decision
- Predict a likely consequence for each option
- Explain which option they chose and why, showing they considered the consequences
“When your child faces a tricky choice — like whether to tell the teacher that a friend cheated — can they think through their options and the consequences rather than just reacting?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 7–9
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